Researchers plan new Noah’s Ark in Moon’s giant lava tubes

In March of 2021, researchers delivered a proposal for a “lunar ark” with cryogenically frozen samples of 6.7 million Earth species. A new take on the biblical Noah’s Ark, this new lunar ark would be housed in a lava tube just below the surface of Earth’s moon. This ark would house preserved spore, seed, and sperm samples from Earth species … Continue reading